532  
FNUS75 KRIW 061535  
FWSRIW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BARE...WYGTP  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
935 AM MDT THU AUG 6 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 MDT ON AUGUST 06.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY, TOMORROW, AND INTO THE  
WEEKEND, WITH MINIMAL CLOUD COVER AND NEXT TO ZERO CHANCE FOR  
RAIN OR STORMS. EXPECT RH TO DROP IN THE LOW TEENS EACH OF THE  
NEXT SEVERAL AFTERNOONS, WITH WINDS GUSTING 20 TO 25 MPH EACH  
AFTERNOON. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE JUST SHY OF CRITICAL, BUT  
WILL BE ELEVATED GIVEN THE AFTERNOON BREEZES AND LOW HUMIDITY.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). SMOKE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1100, THEN WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.  
GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL UNTIL 1200. 9000 FT AGL AFTER 1400.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 23 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1100. VERY GOOD LATER IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER 1300.  
 
TIME (MDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS  
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............68 69 72 75 76 77 77 77  
RH..............18 15 13 13 12 13 13 13  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W W NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 11 11 11 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 16 17 17 17 18 18  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW W W W W NW NW NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 5.0 6.0 7.5 8.0 9.0 9.0 8.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 20 21 22 23 23 23 22  
SDSPL KT-FT/100050 89 112 141 160 177 178 165  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE  
OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 17 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN LIGHT UNTIL  
0500, THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN WEST 10  
TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL UNTIL 1900. 500 FT AGL AFTER 2000.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 1900. POOR AFTER 2000.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........0 5 10 5 10 10 10 15 10 10 10 10  
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............78 76 72 66 63 60 59 58 57 56 55 55  
RH..............14 17 20 23 25 26 26 26 25 25 25 25  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W W SW W W W SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..11 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 14 13 8 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 10  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W W SW W W W SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..20 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.5 5.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW W W W SW W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 17 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 14  
SDSPL KT-FT/1000149 85 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1000, THEN WEST 8 TO 12 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN  
NORTHWEST UNTIL 1100, THEN 15 TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 12000 FT AGL AFTER  
1300.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 14 MPH UNTIL 1000, THEN 21 TO 24  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900. EXCELLENT AFTER 1300.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........10 15 5 5 0 5 0 5 5 5 5 5  
WEATHER COV.....PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....SMK  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............54 53 57 63 70 74 77 79 80 80 80 80  
RH..............27 27 27 22 17 15 14 13 12 12 13 13  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S N W W W W NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 8 11 10 11 12 12 12 11  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 7 7 13 17 18 18 16 17 17 17 17  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW S N W W W W NW NW NW NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 10 10 10 15 20 15 20 20 20 20 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 6.5 8.5 9.5 11 12 12 12 12  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 10 14 21 23 24 24 24 24 24 24  
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 6 5 24 114 165 200 224 240 246 244 248  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
SATURDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 8 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 8 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN  
THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...VANDENBOOGART  
REQUESTED BY...AUDREY FARMER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2619084.0/RIW  
.DELDT 08/06/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL WYTDC@FIRENET.GOV  
 
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